Tally



1- I 1,637,211 July 26,1927. B. B BLEY TALLY Filed July 3. 1926 ATTO R N EYS Patented July 26, 1921.

` -immAMIN BERNARD 13am?, or' Waco; TEXAS. r

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scores ofthe playersbut falso the number of games which have been played, the bids and the sequenceof the deal. A. l .""An object of theinvention is tofprovide a Vvtally poffthe, character` described which includes la' .bleek or box and seriesfof headed pins inassociation With thetop `member of the`bock or" boXQand being capable of limited .vertical vmovement so that .thefvpins can befrea'dily shifted vertically; frominactiveoriion-indicatin`g positions with the headsfoffjthe'` pins close to `they top of the i box ltoraised aetiveor indicating positions,

uiegnvenaon contemplating um prqvi'sion 0r novel 'andeiiieient means for preventmgthe pins Vfrom'bein'gf'moved fcompletelyuout or engagement with'the topof :the blockorQboX l and :for y-ieldin'gly `f maintaining f the: l `pins either in V their raised active positions lor in theirlewered vinactive positions. 3 Other objects. and ,ladvantagesfofithe invention will ,be apparent v`from the rfollowing description, yconsidered'fin conjunction 'with the.accompanyingdrawings, inv 'which f fFigure'l is ayplan View of a tally embodyjj ing; the inventioni'vvith 4the majority ofthe Figure 2 is f a fragmentary vertical section through the," improved tally, showing one lof the `pinsjinf.,raised position n,and kone form 4ofA rnefa-nsQvfor preventing accidental downward ovementpofgthe pin fromjits raised positonff. 'j'

Figure 3 is aviewshowing the position,n -Y

,Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section similar tofFigure 2, pin in its lowered orlinactive through a tally block or box embodying` the invention `and equippedewithf a modified form ofmeans for' yieldingly maintaining the `pin in either raised lorlowered position, 5 the pin being shown in raisedposition, Figure 5 isa viewgsimilarto Figure 4,

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showing another means for yieldingly main! tainingthe pin, in either vraised or lowered position, the pin being shown in lowered positiomanjd U F iguref6` 's fa" fragmentary perspective View of the*v improved tally; showing one kof the` pins raised f position and a plurality1 offpinsinlowered inactive` positions.

QfgThe in nprovedy tallyconiprises avblock or boX'fwhich mayI comprise a flat v`top member Lia hat bottom; member 2.!anf1fspwingf-and eonnecting'f.` end' and sidest'rips asat'?)r and 4,' respectively. The spacing end ,i and ,side stripsV A3 and 4:` are'disposedbetween marginal Ledge portions ofthe top rand *bottoni members-cf fthe blockor box, thusmaintaining the vtop member l in spaced relation to'n the bottomfmember and producing a shallow chamber l5 in ,the: block for' box.- The y members el, and/1 of the `block/'Kor boi; preferablylaremade 7offvvood. Thertop and ybottom members 1 and Qvpr'eferably are rectangular and coextensive with eachother in ylength andwidth. 1 i l' ,1 The upperV face *of the top Y memberA lf'of the `blockfor `box is `fiat and isfprovided adjacent to each lofy its opposite ends and Vat Opf'sitefsides` Of its longitudinal median line with a paill fof transverselyaligiied circles. C, the circles adjacent [tonneend-of the top member 1 being numberedl and?, respeetivelyiandgthe"circles adjacent to the opposite ends ofy 'the member. l lbeing num bered Sfan'd 4,'re'speetively.' Adjafcentlfto each'longitudinal edge Vvoi' the top' member; l of the' block' or'v lbox V,a'reffir lon"gitiidinallyV spaced dots 0r circularjmarksS whichfrespectively have the numerals f1, 2,1-3f`and Jt associated' therewith.l "Five vseriesjof `ten circular` marks or dots SC each are provided yadjacent toeach longitudinal edge ofthe fto member l, therespective A I'nark's SCof eac seriesl being arranged intwo rows. of five marks'each and the corresponding rows'of lthe respective series on,'each longitudinal edgep'ortion of thetop member 1 beingin alignment longitudinally of the top member 1 ofthe block or box..` The marks SC have a value of 5 eachv beginning with themark SC Vat the outer end ofthe outerrow of the series at one end of the-top member l and rcontinuing along-the outer rows' of therelma'ining series `to the 'opposite end'of the topmember l and then counting back along the alignedfinner rows of the respective ofi Sto'the `first end of the top member -1 and itwill be observed that the values of theres ctive rowsof therespective series of mar s. SC are shown on the upper face of the top` member l, the tive marks SC adjacent to each of the ongitudinal edges of the top member 1 having values ranging from 5 to 250. The top face of the member 1 of the block or box also has produced thereon along its longitudinal median line and jintermediate` its length a rectangular markor division line L and at opposite sides of the division line L Iareseries of nine circular marks or dots G which are `arranged in substantially V- shaped Aformation and' which respectively are numbered 1 `to 9vinclusive. At opposite ends of the division line L are series of three longitudinally 'extending rows of tenrmarks Bin each row. Associated with the marks B of. the middle row of each series are the numerals 1 to 9 inclusive and O beginning with the marks of the middle row nearest to the adjacent end of the to member 1 of the box or block. The mar s B of the row at one side of the middle row of each series have values ranging from 1 to 10 inclusive, thefmarks lof the middle row have values ranging from 10 to 100, inclusive and the marks B of the remaining row haarevaluesran ing from 100 to- 1000 inclusive.

yEach o the circles() and each.Y of the marks S, SC, G and 1B, is provided atits center with a vertical opening which extends throu h the top member 1 'as indicated at Figures 2 to 5 inclusive, certain of the vertical perforations also being indicated at 6 in Fi re 1. The Shanks 7 of pins havin he s 8 at their upper'ends extend slidab y through, the perforations 6, t-here bein a pin for each perforation. The heads o the pins which are associated with the respective'series of marks and circles as hereinbefore described preferably have different colors, so that they may be instantly distin ishable from one another. n

t is 'intended that the pins shall have limited vertical movement. so that they may be raised from positions close to the upper face of the top member 1 of the box or lock to active or indicatin positions in which the heads of the raise pins are disposed well above the'upper face of the top member 1 of the board as shown in the case of the one raised pinin Figure 6 and the raised pins in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawin s. It also is ldesirable that the pins ksha1 be retained against complete displacement from the perforations in the top member 1 of the box or block and that the pins shall be prevented from moving accidentally downward from active or indicating positions. ends, the invention may provide a sheet of felt 9 whch is secured by glue or in any other suitable known manner against the underface of the top member 1 in the chamber 3.

` throug To these Thevlower end portions of the shank 6 of the pins extend through thefsheet of felt 9 and the extreme lower end portions of the shanks Y6 maybe bent 'substantially to U-shape as indicated at 10 in Figures 2 and 3 so that the point of the free arm of the U-shaped lower end portion of the shank of the pin will enter' and enga with the felt sheet 1 when the in is raised from the position shown in igure 3 to the position shown in Figure, 2 'and' will prevent the accidental downward movement of the pin from raised position. Any other suitable fabric or material may be used instead of felt to form the sheet 9. Also, instead of providing a sheet of felt or like material against the under face ofthe to :member 1 inthe chamber 5 as shown'in Figures 2 and 3, I may fill the chamberr with.. sand as lindicated at 11 in rFig. 4 onwith `relatively fine hardwood sawdust as at 12 in Fig. 5. In that event the extreme lower end portion of the shank 7 of each of the aforesaid pins preferably is bent laterally substantially at right angles with the remainder oftheshank ofthe pin as indicated at 13 in Fi res 4 and 5. It is obvious that the vlateral y turned. lower end portion 13 of the shank ofthempin shown in Fi ures 4V and 5 will move `vertically the anulanmat'erial within the chamber 5 o l the blockA or box when the shankof the pin is moved vertically bymanual action and that the granular material will immediately close be ind lthe moving lower end, portion of the shank of the pin so that the pin, when raised by manual action, will be supported bythe underlying granular material in raised positionand thus prevented 'from moving downward accidentally.

The' pins that are associated with the perforations at the centers of the circles C are raised and lowered successively or selectively to indicate the sequence of the deal. One or more of the Ypins which are associated with the perforations through the marks B of the series of marks B at opposite ends of the box or block may be raised to indicate a bid or bids at any given stage in the playing of a game. Pins which are associated with the marks SC may be raisedto indicate the scores, one or more of the pins which are associated with the respective series of marks G may be raised to indicate the number of games which have been pla ed at any given time and one or more o the pins which are associated with the respective series of marks'S may be raised to indicate the particular series of games. It therefore will be apparent that the improved tally affords facilities for indicating at any given time in the playing of a ame pertinent data relating to that game. ach raised pin will be maintained against accidental downward movement from raised position and manual action will be required to move the pin downward from its raised or indicating position to its lowered or inactive position.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than those whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I therefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations thereof as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

In a tally, a block having a top member having a chamber underneath said top member, said top member having a vertical perforation formed therein, a pin having a L) being turned laterally in saidchamber, and o granular material Within said chamber through which said lower end portion of the` shank may be moved vertically, said granular material being adapted to engage with said lower end portion of said shank to prevent accidental downward movement of said pin from a raised position.

BENJAMIN BERNARD BLEY. 

